A Haunting at Tellicherry, India.

 

In 1931, it was reported globally that a former Deputy Collector in Tellicherry, (Thalassery), Kerala, India, was being haunted. British Collectors administered Kottayam, Malabar (as it was then called).[1] 

This deputy collector had recently built a new house and lived in it briefly before the haunting began.
One day, the man’s pillow caught fire for no explainable reason. The pillow burnt through, but the mattress underneath remained unburnt. A new pillow is purchased and goes missing in just a few days. The pillow is then found in a well by a local drawing up water.

One day, the man’s pillow caught fire for no explainable reason. The pillow burnt through, but the mattress underneath remained unburnt. A new pillow is purchased, and in just a few days, goes missing. The pillow is then found in a well by a local drawing up water.
 The crockery in the kitchen of the house began to leap from shelves, smashing all over the floor. On occasion, large stones are seen to be flying through the house at great speeds. One whizzes past the head of a witness. The key to a cash box disappears, so a new one is made. The new key disappears, and the old key returns. The cash box is opened, and the new key is found inside.
The victim’s spectacles disappeared. The household utensils…and the last indignity, while sitting for dinner, dirt is thrown from an unseen hand, landing on the victim’s dinner.
He decides to leave and never return to Tellicherry.[2]

Researched and written by Allen Tiller ©2024

[1] Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Thalassery." Encyclopedia Britannica, (September 13, 2023). https://www.britannica.com/place/Thalassery.

[2] 'BULLIED BY GHOSTS!', Northern Territory Times, (16 October 1931), p. 1.